Who wants McDonalds?

A couple of months ago I had the opportunity to attend an event in support of the Ronald McDonald House Charity. I was allowed to bring the children and so I thought, "Field trip!"

It was a great experience from beginning to end. We were picked up and dropped off by limo (the kids loved that). We arrived at a McDonald's in Decatur, Ga ate lunch and was educated about how McDonald's Supports the Charity by promoting Give a Hand week, November 10-20 2009. The employees that work the registers and drive thru were expected to kindly ask the patrons to give a hand by donating $1 to the RMHC. The fun part? The kids and I had the privilege of working the counter and drive thru for a good cause...

Indya, working the counter

Isaiah working the drive thru

Needless to say, the kids REALLY enjoyed this experience. When this was done we were then taken to the actual Ronald McDonald House. There we took a tour, It was beautiful. We learned about the children and their families that are residents there. It was sad, but encouraging all at the same time. My children were able to see a side of life that is not as easy going as their own. They were able to learn about the difficulties that other children are going through because of serious illness.

As we went through the tour we were given advice as to how we can donate our time, money and services to help these families in need. Volunteering our time to help others is not a new concept to our family. We volunteer our time regularly in our ministry. However, this gave the children an opportunity to see another aspect of volunteering. I hope it will be one that sticks with them, it builds empathy and character inside of a person to step out of the box and help another.

At the end of the day, we were tired yet happy. Although it was a field trip, I had to find a way to get some writing in. So, I had the children to put their feelings about the experience onto paper. They were not thrilled about that, but I was. I was planning on sharing what they wrote in their notebooks on the blog, but as a testimony to the disorganization in our house...I cant find the notebook.

I know,

BAD HOME SHOOL MOM